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REG - BkofA Merrill Lynch Home Retail Grp Plc Sainsbury(J) PLC - Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) <Origin Href="QuoteRef">HOME.L</Origin> <Origin Href="QuoteRef">SBRY.L</Origin>

RNS Number : 5408G
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
08 August 2016

FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)

PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY
Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1.

KEY INFORMATION

(a)

Name of exempt principal trader:

Bank of America Merrill Lynch

(b)

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose
relevant securities this form relates:
Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree

Home Retail Group PLC

(c)

Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:

Home Retail Group PLC

(d)

Date dealing undertaken:

05/08/2016

(e)

In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the
exempt principal trader making disclosures in
respect of any other party to this offer?
If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"

YES

If YES, specify which:


(J Sainsbury PLC)

2.

DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), copy table 2(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class
of relevant security dealt in.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

(a)

Purchases and sales

Class of relevant security

Purchases/
sales

Total number of securities

Highest price
per unit
paid/received

Lowest price
per unit
paid/received

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Purchase

287,793

1.562 GBP

1.551 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Sale

408,569

1.563 GBP

1.55 GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of
relevant security

Product description
e.g. CFD

Nature of dealing
e.g. opening/closing a
long/short position, increasing/reducing a
long/short position

Number of reference securities

Price per unit

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

30

1.554 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

30

1.561 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

38

1.561 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

330

1.561 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

472

1.559 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

2,895

1.559 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

4,809

1.56 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

5,000

1.559 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

234

1.556 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

44

1.558 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,658

1.557 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

324

1.556 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

834

1.556 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

2,096

1.556 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

174

1.557 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

46

1.557 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

680

1.556 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

188

1.556 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

3,325

1.56 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

149

1.556 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

4,804

1.556 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

445

1.557 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

493

1.556 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

4,433

1.557 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

630

1.56 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

2,657

1.556 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

5,644

1.556 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,121

1.558 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

3,899

1.556 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

76

1.558 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

2,254

1.558 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

54

1.556 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

89

1.557 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

774

1.56 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

50

1.56 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,177

1.558 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

134

1.558 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

284

1.557 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

265

1.558 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

329

1.556 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

3,677

1.556 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

3,932

1.56 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

2,191

1.56 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

69

1.556 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

42

1.557 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

3,620

1.556 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

23

1.56 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

366

1.56 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,185

1.56 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

955

1.558 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,401

1.556 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

132

1.557 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

26

1.556 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

531

1.558 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

68

1.556 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

2,068

1.557 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

791

1.556 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,744

1.556 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

124

1.558 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

642

1.558 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,685

1.556 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

243

1.556 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

146

1.556 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

35

1.558 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

59

1.558 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

282

1.556 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

57

1.556 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

207

1.557 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

297

1.56 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

223

1.557 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

12,003

1.558 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

945

1.556 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

212

1.558 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

772

1.557 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

19,761

1.556 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

84

1.558 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

91

1.557 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

7,758

1.556 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

22,542

1.556 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

313

1.557 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

355

1.556 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

3,090

1.557 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

7,258

1.557 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

325

1.558 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

2,597

1.556 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

876

1.557 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

937

1.558 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

252

1.557 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

413

1.556 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

9,670

1.556 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

12,204

1.558 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,502

1.556 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

2,032

1.556 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

5,068

1.556 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,066

1.556 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

178

1.556 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

236

1.558 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

830

1.556 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

101

1.556 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

10

1.56 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

51

1.558 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

588

1.558 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

764

1.556 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

74

1.557 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

757

1.557 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

343

1.556 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

227

1.556 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

743

1.556 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

10

1.556 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,409

1.56 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

25

1.556 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

48

1.557 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

14

1.557 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

164

1.558 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

1,185

1.556 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

98

1.556 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

315

1.556 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

70

1.56 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

13

1.558 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

43

1.558 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

9,944

1.558 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

7,125

1.561 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

6,654

1.558 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Long

251

1.550 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

251

1.556 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

9,944

1.555 GBP

Common - ISIN GB00B19NKB76

Swaps

Short

13,779

1.559 GBP

(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class
of
relevant security

Product description e.g. call option

Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.

Number
of
securities to which option relates

Exercise
price
per unit

Type
e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry date

Option money paid/ received per unit

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

(ii)

Exercise

Class of relevant security

Product description
e.g. call option

Exercising/
exercised
against

Number of
securities

Exercise Price per
unit

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security

Nature of dealing
e.g. subscription, conversion

Details

Price per unit (if applicable)

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

3.

OTHER INFORMATION

(a)

Indemnity and other dealing arrangements

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal
or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:
Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"

None

(b)

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any other person relating to:
(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or
(ii) The voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced:
If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"

None

Date of disclosure:

08/08/2016

Contact name:

Harshini Gopa

Telephone number:

+44207 996 3410

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information
Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at
monitoring@disclosure.org.uk.
The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's
dealing disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.


This information is provided by RNS
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